• February 13, 2012

Take that, opposite marriage!NEW YORK HALFWAY TO GAYSVILLE: Governor Paterson’s proposal to legalize gay marriage in New York has passed the State Assembly. Some Republicans even voted for it! Now it just has to be approved by the State Senate, which will be harder. [Politicker NY]

{ 53 comments }

BigDupa May 13, 2009 at 9:32 am

This move could save the NYC newspapers– gay wedding announcements!

JMP May 13, 2009 at 9:44 am

From the article: “Additionally, Crystal Peoples did not vote”

First Minnesota takes away the lizard peoples’ vote; now the NY State Assembly ignores the voice of the crystal people. The state may be advancing the rights of the gay man; but when will it recognize the rights of the crystal man?

WagTehGod May 13, 2009 at 9:46 am

What does the State Senate’s more prodigious boner have to do with passing the bill?

TGY May 13, 2009 at 9:46 am

Movin’ on around the world: Gay Train!

gossipgirl May 13, 2009 at 9:56 am

I am happy with our assembly, but there’s not a chance in hell that it’s passing the senate, unless they can convince a downstate republican or an upstate democrat. They’re short one vote – damn Ruben Diaz.

rambone May 13, 2009 at 9:56 am

Let’s see how gay they are after being married!

x111e7thst May 13, 2009 at 9:58 am

On the downside – my opposite marriage has been devalued (only by half cause the bill has not been passed yet)

On the upside – soon I will be able to get gay married.

Mild Midwesterner May 13, 2009 at 10:05 am

Even more NY Repubs earning their whore diamonds! Good times.

loquaciousmusic May 13, 2009 at 10:12 am

I guess there was Adam and Steve, huh?

Advocatus_Diaboli May 13, 2009 at 10:14 am

On Noes! If it passes New York, we Vermonters will be surrounded on all sides by gay married abortionists. Oh wait, nevermind.

hobospacejunkie May 13, 2009 at 10:17 am

Here’s a chance for New York republicans to reinforce their identity as The Party of No and remain firmly on the wrong side of history. Come on you crankypants NY-Rs, I have faith in you!

Holy Cow!! May 13, 2009 at 10:17 am

Everyone knows that Adam left that nag Eve for Steve, loquaciousmusic.

gossipgirl May 13, 2009 at 10:20 am

Actually, some repubs voted for it. But, apparently they are falling into lockstep in the senate, and we happen to have at least one democrat who is a crazy pentecostal minister. However, I know there are some repubs in LI that the good guys think they can convince to vote yes. We’ll have to see. But kudos to the always awesome James Tedisco for comparing this bill to allowing polygamy!

Custerwolf May 13, 2009 at 10:31 am

Godammit people. Can we hurry the fuck up and get this out the way so we can progress to the next level of realizing how stupid marriage is in the first place? Thanks.

Mark Sanford May 13, 2009 at 10:32 am

Thank you, New York! We’re now one step closer to man on dog marriage, hooray!

Larry Fine May 13, 2009 at 10:32 am

Will George Clooney annouce his weeding plans now?

Custerwolf May 13, 2009 at 10:32 am

[re=315354]Holy Cow!![/re]: That forbidden fruit was not an apple.

hobospacejunkie May 13, 2009 at 10:32 am

[re=315355]gossipgirl[/re]: Polygamy? What about pedophilia? Or Rick Santorum’s dog-marrying? Can these be far behind?

shortsshortsshorts May 13, 2009 at 10:34 am

First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes THE BLOODY END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT.

But in all seriousness why is Prop 8 still in California? I mean, Iowa beat us to the punch. IOWA of all places.

hobospacejunkie May 13, 2009 at 10:34 am

[re=315359]Mark Sanford[/re]: Jinx!

hobospacejunkie May 13, 2009 at 10:36 am

[re=315365]shortsshortsshorts[/re]: Hie thee to Kolob for your answers on Prop 8.

Custerwolf May 13, 2009 at 10:36 am

[re=315360]Larry Fine[/re]: Geez, I wasn’t even aware he had a garden.

thefrontpage May 13, 2009 at 10:40 am

From the desk of U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania DEMOCRAT

Hey, guys! Arlen here!

Hey, just wanted to let you know that I fully, completely support this “gay marriage” thing, and I’m going to be sponsoring legislation soon that will legalize this “gay marriage” thing in all 50 states, and all of the United States territories–I think we have five or six of those things now, including that island Peurto Del Rico down there near Cuba.

I think it’s fun that men are marrying men, and women are marrying women–especially the latter, which, I have to admit, somewhat excites me!

And this new marriage stuff should make things easier for several guys I work with, or did work with, on the Hill, including Barney Frankel, Mark Follies and that weird Larry Craigslist guy.

Okay, gotta’ run–have a meeting at the White House with Obama, Biden and that Emanual guy, who I think is the Second Vice President, or Assistant Vice President, or something like that.

And, oh, I’ll be hanging out at Busboys and Poets, the original location, tonight about 10 p.m. with my peeps!

Later!

–Arlen.

x111e7thst May 13, 2009 at 10:40 am

[re=315355]gossipgirl[/re]: But he lost.So we get to revel in his misery/irrelevance.

sanantonerose May 13, 2009 at 10:40 am

[re=315329]BigDupa[/re]: WIN

sanantonerose May 13, 2009 at 10:41 am

[re=315350]loquaciousmusic[/re]: Only at the Plaza in June.

hobospacejunkie May 13, 2009 at 10:42 am

Damn, you west coasters are up early!

sanantonerose May 13, 2009 at 10:43 am

[re=315359]Mark Sanford[/re]: I’ll be waiting forever, down here in Texas, with my box turtle. I love him so hard!

sanantonerose May 13, 2009 at 10:44 am

[re=315361]Custerwolf[/re]: It was Kirk Cameron with a banana.

Rush May 13, 2009 at 10:44 am

This is part of an ongoing, left wing assualt on the heteros.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30722757/

WadISay May 13, 2009 at 10:45 am

Working behind the scenes to defeat this, I am smelling the powerful Iowa gay tourism interests.

SayItWithWookies May 13, 2009 at 10:49 am

Why are our elected representatives constantly thwarting the will of the people?

Custerwolf May 13, 2009 at 10:50 am

[re=315380]sanantonerose[/re]: I’m completely cornfuckled.

Kingbee May 13, 2009 at 10:50 am

We Midwesterners think that New York IS Gaysville, and that Toledo is the REAL halfway to Gaysville.

bago May 13, 2009 at 10:52 am

BRING BACK CRYSTAL MARRIAGE!

Also.

Custerwolf May 13, 2009 at 10:52 am

[re=315380]sanantonerose[/re]: New York will now be referred to as The Big Banana.

gossipgirl May 13, 2009 at 10:58 am

[re=315362]hobospacejunkie[/re]: Seriously, given some of the men I’ve met in NYC, I’d like to tell Santorum that I’d be BETTER OFF with the dog.

hobospacejunkie May 13, 2009 at 11:05 am

[re=315405]gossipgirl[/re]: Custerwolf has some experience french kissing a dog (and who knows what else…meow, er, well.) Perhaps she can give you some pointers.

chaste everywhere May 13, 2009 at 11:06 am

Now it just has to be approved by the State Senate, which will be harder.

So right now the two houses are equally flaccid, but soon the Senate will grow tumescent with breathless dreams of major boning?

Mr Blifil May 13, 2009 at 11:10 am

Forced Sodomy for everyone!

dsdrane May 13, 2009 at 11:14 am

And to think I left Maine for New York!

Custerwolf May 13, 2009 at 11:26 am

[re=315416]hobospacejunkie[/re]: More than one…
http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo336/brontie2/nellie.jpg

pondscum May 13, 2009 at 11:28 am

[re=315391]Kingbee[/re]: I don’t know about that. Iowa is pretty frickin’ gay.

Lascauxcaveman May 13, 2009 at 11:37 am

[re=315358]Custerwolf[/re]: Godammit people. Can we hurry the fuck up and get this out the way so we can progress to the next level of realizing how stupid marriage is in the first place? Thanks.

Among the babble, hype and brouhaha, rises a single Voice of Reason.

V572625694 May 13, 2009 at 11:46 am

[re=315358]Custerwolf[/re]: Why shouldn’t teh geyz be just as miserable as everybody else?

gossipgirl May 13, 2009 at 11:56 am

[re=315474]V572625694[/re]: Haha – I love Chris Rock. And besides, I can’t take any more jokes about Iowa being more progressive then my home state (or of CA where I spend a lot of time).

Tommmcatt May 13, 2009 at 12:08 pm

[re=315380]sanantonerose[/re]:

Haha, the stupid, it tickles!

Lionel Hutz Esq. May 13, 2009 at 1:04 pm

And yet, fucking a prostitute is still illegal. How priorities change.

karen May 13, 2009 at 1:27 pm

[re=315571]Lionel Hutz Esq.[/re]: Well if we just gave the prostitutes health care and required them to have regular check-ups (like Vegas does), everything would be okay. BUT IT WOULDNT, SO NEVERMIND THAT WHOLE LINE OF REASONING.

Bruno May 13, 2009 at 2:42 pm

I feel sorry for Iowa. I was sure they could get some amazing economic gay wedding boost. Now who in the gay community would go there if they can honeymoon on Broadway vs. the corn fields?

But, hey, that’s market economics at work. We’re becoming perfectly competitve in terms of gay wedding locations. Hurray!!

BTW, average room rates in NYC are jumping by $20 a room now on the speculative market.

Bruno May 13, 2009 at 2:44 pm

[re=315612]karen[/re]: Wait, if I’m a prostitute, I need regular check-ups? Well who’se socalized health plan is gonna pay for that when in Texas and Wasilla I have to pay for my own rape kit

Lionel Hutz Esq. May 13, 2009 at 4:06 pm

[re=315612]karen[/re]: Now that is preventative health care we can believe in!

RabidHamster May 13, 2009 at 4:10 pm

[re=315474]V572625694[/re]: Hush! Marriage isn’t bad — if I were still single, I’d actually have to clean up after myself rather than having my live-in servant/sex slave do it.

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